Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus kuda

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Species:  Hippocampus kuda
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Hatch Details
Hatch Date: 12-20-11                 
Hatch Time of Day: 6pm                 
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Larvae Description: Mini adults                 


Larval Tank Details
Temperature: ~76°F                 
Size of Larval Tank: 20 gallon BRT with ~4 gallons to start                 
Substrate Details:  none
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Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  Parvoaclanus, Apocyclops, NHBS
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Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start: 12-20-20                 
Days after Hatch:  same day
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Description of Fry: Mini adults                 

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Additional Information

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Miscellaneous Information:  I got about 150 newly released fry from my LFS, they were released during acclimation and I will be raising them.



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http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."

cool.

http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."

Even more cool!

Good luck with these! 
 
If you have enough Parvocalanus and Apocyclops, I'd suggest refraining from using NHBBS.  In my experience with H. reidi, the NHBBS bring nothing but heartache.  If you have enough copepods, they should do just fine with copepods only.  Have any Tigriopus to add to the mix this time of year?

I'm not sure if I have enough of those two but we'll see. I have some Tiggers, but not a lot. Since I wasn't prepared for these (got a call out of the blue) I'm using the copepods and hatching some brine for tomorrow. I'm planning on giving them a nice variety.
 
I've gotten other seahorse fry in the past but they were usually a few days old and hadn't been fed when I got them so I'm hoping for better results with these.

http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."

Stoped by the store today and snapped a pic of the possible parents. There were 6 to startp with so I can't be sure.
 

http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."